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Biography
Carlo Cecchi (born January 25, 1939) is an Italian actor. Born in Florence, Cecchi studied under the Living Theatre and with the Workshop of Eduardo De Filippo. In 1968 he made his debut for cinema in La sua giornata di gloria. In 1971 he directed in Florence a theatre cooperative playing works by Shakespeare, Mayakovsky, Brecht, Chekhov and Molière. In 1992 he returned to cinema in The Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician by Mario Martone, and later worked for directors such as Bernardo Bertolucci, Pupi Avati, Ferzan Ozpetek. Description above from the Wikipedia article Carlo Cecchi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — Best Actor · 1993 · nominated
Filmography8 titles

The Red Violin
1998as Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
1998as Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)

Martin Eden
2019as Russ Brissenden
2019as Russ Brissenden

Le Mans
1971as Paolo Scadenza
1971as Paolo Scadenza

Stealing Beauty
1996as Carlo Lisca
1996as Carlo Lisca

Honey
2013as Signor Grimaldi
2013as Signor Grimaldi

Steam: The Turkish Bath
1997as Oscar
1997as Oscar

The Escort
1993as Assistant Prosecuting Magistrate Michele de Francesco
1993as Assistant Prosecuting Magistrate Michele de Francesco

Silk
2007as Priest
2007as Priest